To Pedro, Lasorda, AC, D-line:
We bros sure had an awesome time,
Which never would have come to pass
Without the tireless Orel and Sax.

And for you all in cyberspace,
A great big bro-hug from EK;
My deepest thanks I do express,
For loving the ridiculous.

So as I leave I sadly toast,
All at the bar (each one a ghost?),
We may be trained to kill Kill KILL,
But miss you all I will will will.

Yes folks, I'm very sad to say I will be going on hiatus (though I will surely still hang out as a reader/commenter). Thank you everyone, Readers and Brothers alike, for a fantastic ride. I will indeed miss everyone and everything very much. But fear not, I assure you, you are left in very good hands (stay tuned)...

EK, you know how to make a girl cry. I'm so sorry to hear of your departure. I'm especially going to miss your leading the way in Assassin's Circle. Thanks for all of your contributions and work you put into this blog. I wish you well in your ventures.

(raises glass in a toast then reaches over to pick Karina up off the floor)

EK, good luck with whatever is taking you away from regular posting. I scored maybe 30 total points from your puzzles in the last 3 years. I am never any good at them but I always appreciate that they are there.

my dad told me that Rochester bazillionaire Tom Golisano requested an application to submit a bid for the Dodgers. Apparently he's got $1.4 billion-with-a-b to his name so it seems like he has actual means to make a run at it. He owned the Sabres a few years back.

I was going to make a Penn St situation reference earlier, then decided it was too soon and too crass. Then FV drops by to go ahead and put that Sandusky shizz out there. I like it when I'm not the most inappropriate person in tha house. Though it rarely happens, to be clear.

Maybe Stevie sax is gotten help from his therapist and realized that there wasn't playing two guys at first and second base. In fact he was covering the right side of the infield with one guy and two voices. I just hope you didn't have to shoot yourself in the face to get rid of your Tyler side.